Surveys of the Union territory
Article 3
1. The competent authorities shall conduct annual risk-based surveys for the presence of the specified pest outside of the demarcated areas referred to in Article 4, in the areas of the Union territory where the specified pest is not known to be present, but could become established, taking into account the information referred to in the pest survey card. 2. The surveys shall consist of visual examinations, at the most appropriate times, to detect the specified pest, on fields of the specified plants and natural or artificial wetlands, such as rivers, lakes, ponds, irrigation channels.